These are definitely a rare find. Ever wonder what Mark Tilden used to build his original BEAM devices out of? These things! (His original Photovore, T.H.A.B. jumper, and SunSpinner)! These are high-precision tape transport mechanisms with 2 motors - one large pancake motor, and one worm-reduction gearmotor!

They also have quite a variety of belts & screws, a beautiful brass pulley wheel, rubber capstan pinch roller, a fine spring (what the original "omni-touch" tactile sensors were built with), and a fine coil (pancake motor encoder output).

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For true DIY, hack the included cassette mechanism into a solar-powered device using the high performance Miller Solarengine which converts light into impressive bursts of energy! Rapid fire, SCC2433-MSE version.